Bait bottle



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BAIT BOTTLE Filed Nov. 13, 1928 ItIEZZII II B 4 I, 6 1 I 3 A INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 1, 1931 i2.

UNITED STATES,

PATENT emu SAMUEL 1r. BEETEM, or BENICIA, oALIromvm, ASSIGNOR 'ro REX. RESEARCH COR- PORAT'ION, or ronsno, 01110, A oonronarron or DELAWARE BAIT 9m Application filed November is, maaiseriai no. 319,117;

This invention relates to a bait bottle, and. especially to a bottle which is adapted to contain a poison bait for the destruction of? insects, such as ants, etc. The object of the present lnvention is to generally improve the construction and operation of bait bottles of the character de-;;

scribed; to provide a bottle which will assume a vertical position wherever it is to be.

filled with bait, the legs 4 and'5 are squeezed 10 placed and which will be provided with a cover to prevent animals and small children from getting at the poison content, but at the. same time permit free access to ants etc.; to provide a cover which will prevent entrance of water from rain or when sprinkling the garden, and further to provide a cover and support therefor which may be readily re-' moved when the bottle is to be cleaned or refilled.

The bait bottle is shown by way of 1111stration in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a central vertical section of the bait bottle, said section also showing the 5 cover and the cover support,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover support.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly to Fig. l, A indicates a bottle, or

like container, which is provided with a neck portion B. Insertable in the neck portion, and adapted to be retained therein, is a cover support, such as shown in Fig. 2, and supported by said support is a cover, generally 5 indicated at C. This cover is held in an elevated position with relation to the upper end of the neck B, and as the cover is of a larger diameter than the neck, an annular surrounding passage 2 is formed, through which ants 40 or like insects may freely enter and leave. The cover support shown in Fig. 2 consists of a head portion 3, which is provided with two downwardly extending legs, such as in- (licatcd at 4 and 5. The lower ends of the legs are bent outwardly, as indicated at 6, to engage the under side of the annular shoulder formed between the neck and the body of the bottle, and the upper ends of the legs are shouldered, as shown at 7 so as to support them with relation to the neck of the sort.

.in Fig. 1, and the bait bottle may be placed wherever desired, whe'therit be inside of a and. cheap to manufacture. V type of bottle'inay be used providing the neck I portion is sufficiently large in diameter to per- -mitinsertion of'the'legs 4 and 5 of the cover support; 1

Thecover and support, when in position,

bottle, and also to elevate the cover C with relation to the upper end of the neck.

In actual operation, when it is desired to fill-thebottle with poison bait it is onlynecessaryto remove the cover and the cover sup: This is readily accomplished, as the legs are made of a resilient material which permits them to be ea'sily'pulled out of the i1ecl c.-' When the bottle has been partially together and inserted in the neck and then '60 pushed downwardly until the projections 6 engage the body of the container. The cover is then placed on top'of the support, as shown house or in the garden or surrounding grounds.

The structure shown is exceedmgly slmple Practically, any '70 permitfreeentrance and exit of nsects such as ants and the like, but as the cap extends a considerable distance downwardly below the top "of the neck, it is obvious that animals such as cats and dogs will be barred from getting at the poison bait, this being also true of small children. Water is also excluded whether it be raining, or if the garden is being sprinkled and dilution of the poison bait is thus prevented. g5 Practically any cover may be employe even though it is considerably larger than here shown, as its only function is that of excluding water. The head member 3 of the cap support serves the function of excluding other animals but the insects which it is intended to destroy, as the head 3 substantially covers the open end of the neck. In fact, if it were not desired to exclude water, for instance when sprinkling the garden or when it is raining, the cap or cover C might be entirely dispensed with, for instance when scribed, I wish it understood that various changes may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, similarly, that the materials and finishes of the several parts employed may be such as the manufacturer may decide or varying conditions .or uses may demand. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 10 1. A' device of the character described-comprising a container having a neck andbeing open at its upper end; a head member forming a substantial closure for the [upper end 15 of the neck, but spaced vertically therefrom to-permit free entrance of ants and thelike; and a pair of legs secured .t o:the :head:member' and extending downwardly intoithe neck :to retain thehead'member against removal. 120 2. A device of the character described com'prisinga container having a neck and Pbeing open atits upper end; a pair of leg members extending into'the neck of the container; ahead member supported by-said legs and maintained in an elevated position :With relation to the .upper end of the containers; and a cover supported by the head number, said coverbeingof larger diameter than the upper openend of the container.

.3. Adevice'of the character described comprisinga container having a neck 'andr'being open at itszupper end, a cover member for the container, a pair of leg members on the cover extending intoithe neck ofthe container, said 5 ileg members'zbeing offset *adjacenttheir up- @1961 endsztomaintain a spacing between the vcoveriandxthe upperopen endof the neck of *athe container andaniannular down 'turned flange on the cover, said flange substantially xi'i xcnclosing the neck and the container but .spacedtherefrom to provideian annularzunobstructed passage for the entrance ofin- :sects.

SAMUEL :H. BEETEM.

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